The objective of this study was to examine weight loss in patients with obesity who chose among five research-based weight-loss treatments in a primary care setting, compared with weight loss in patients with obesity who received usual primary care services.
Project page: Do People with Obesity Lose Weight When Offered a Choice of Research-Based Weight-Loss Treatment by Their Doctors?
Principal Investigator: Daniel Bessesen, MD
Organization: Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Original project title: A Toolbox Approach to Obesity Treatment in Primary Care
HSRProj ID: 20143059
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01922934
To cite this document, please use: Bessesen D, Kealey E, Saxon D, et al. 2019. Do People with Obesity Lose Weight When Offered a Choice of Research-based Weight-Loss Treatment by Their Doctors? Washington, DC: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/9.2019/IH.12114571
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